BED BUGS on the move – on purpose? or just coincidental timing?

news.yahoo.com Bedbugs Attack Niketown 6 hours ago – ABC News 2:26 | 673037 views Sneaker giant’s flagship NYC store shuts down to rid itself of the pests. Nike ……. http://www.youtube.com —– en.wikipedia.org Bedbug From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bedbugs or bed bugs are small parasitic insects of the family Cimicidae (most commonly Cimex lectularius).[2] The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood. All insects in this family live by feeding exclusively on the blood of warm-blooded animals.[3][4] The name ‘bedbug’ is derived from the insect’s preferred habitat of houses and especially beds or other areas where people sleep. Bedbugs, though not strictly nocturnal, are mainly active at night and are capable of feeding unnoticed on their hosts. A number of health effects may occur due to bed bugs including skin rashes, psychological effects and allergic symptoms. Diagnosis involves both finding bed bugs and the occurrence of compatible symptoms. Treatment involves the elimination of the insect but is otherwise symptomatic. Bedbugs have been known by a variety of names including wall louse, mahogany flat, crimson rambler, heavy dragoon, chinche, and redcoat.[5] Largely eradicated as pests in the developed world (primarily through the use of DDT) in the early 1940s, bedbugs have seen a resurgence since about 1995.[6] …. Seems I heard that the bedbug crisis was bad just prior to the great depression…. ? Not 100% sure, but seems to have been an …